Pachylioides resumens (Walker, 1856)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Identification: Tip of forewing is hooked. Upperside is gray-brown. Forewing has dark brown incomplete wavy lines and dark brown and orange shading. Hindwing has orange shading and dark brown patches at the tip and in the center.
Wing Span: 3 1/2 - 4 inches (6.3 - 10.2 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars pupate in loose cocoons spun at the soil surface.
Flight: . Throughout the year in the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Echites species in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae).
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Tropics and subtropics.
Range: Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies. A rare stray to South Texas and southeastern Wyoming.
Conservation: Not required for a rare stray.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: Tim Norriss
Region: Artemisa, Cuba
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 23, 2023
Observation date: Nov 10, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 04, 2022
Observation date: Mar 29, 2015
Submitted by: M. Reith
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: M. Reith
Verified date: Apr 10, 2015
Observation date: Oct 11, 2008
Submitted by: czaplak
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 12, 2015
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004